The objective of this book is to understand variation in political metaphor. Political metaphors are distinctive and important because they are used to achieve

Explores the physical, psychological and social factors that shape the way in which people engage with embodied metaphor, including, for example, the shape of o

"Political metaphors and related figurative discourse tools are characterised by their variability and contentiousness. Using them, discourse participants try t

The Routledge Handbook of Metaphor and Language provides a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art interdisciplinary research on metaphor and language. Featu

This book explores the cognitively-oriented approach to metaphor studies, comparing it critically to other contemporary paradigms of metaphor in meaning. It inc